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• HP SureStore Fibre Channel SCSI Bridge 2100 ER
  • User Guide
    • Edition 3
  • Part Number C6340-90003
    • February 2000
      • Printed in: Greeley, CO USA
      • © Copyright 2000 Hewlett-Packard Company
      • Notice
      • Warranty
      • Printing History
      • Typographical Conventions
      • In This Guide
• 1 Introduction
  • Chapter Overview
  • Fibre Bridge Components and Supported Products
    • Product Components
    • Supported Products
  • Choosing a Location
    • Physical Specifications
    • Environmental Specifications
  • Fibre Channel Configurations
    • Basic Configuration
    • Expanded Configuration (DLT libraries only)
• 2 Setting Up the Fibre Bridge
  • Chapter Overview
  • Mounting the Fibre Bridge in a Rack
    • Assemble the L-brackets to the Fibre Bridge
    • Install the Fibre Bridge in the Rack
  • Installing Cables
    • Fibre Bridge Connection, Basic Configuration Example (DLT and MO Libraries)
    • Fibre Bridge Connection, Expanded Configuration Example (DLT Libraries Only)
    • Optical Fibre Channel Cable Options
• 3 Operating the Fibre Bridge
  • Chapter Overview
  • Powering on the System
  • Changing the Default Settings
    • Connecting the Serial Cable
    • Serial Port Setup
    • Serial Port Operation
  • Making Configuration Changes
    • Reconfigure the Fibre Channel Address
    • Change the Trace Settings
    • Fibre Channel to SCSI Mapping Configuration
• 4 Troubleshooting Guide
  • Chapter Overview
  • Troubleshooting
    • Problem:Cannot Turn On the DLT Library
    • Problem:Cannot Turn On the MO Library
    • Problem:Cannot Turn On the Hub (DLT Only)
    • Problem:Cannot Turn On the Fibre Bridge
    • Problem:Cannot Confirm the Library Connection
• A Fibre Channel Overview
  • Overview
  • Defining Fibre Channel
  • Implementing Fibre Channel
    • Distributed Devices
    • Cabling Advantages
  • Working With Fibre Channel
  • Problems with Fibre Channel
    • Physical Connections
    • Laser Power Control Systems
    • Device Addressing
• B Support and Customer Service
  • Chapter Overview
  • Supplies and Accessories
  • Hewlett-Packard Customer Support
    • Support Pack Service Contract
    • HP FIRST/QUICK FAX Faxback Services
      • Asia-Pacific
      • Europe
      • North and South America (includes Canada)
      • Other Countries
    • Electronic Support Services
      • On-line Service Providers
      • Hewlett-Packard Web Site
    • Customer Care Centers
      • North and South America (includes Canada)
      • European Customer Care Centers
      • Asia-Pacific
      • Elsewhere
    • Telephone Support After Warranty
      • Before Calling
      • US and Canada
      • Europe
      • Elsewhere
      • HP Reseller Locator Numbers
• C Safety and Regulatory Information
  • Chapter Overview
    • CDRH Regulations (USA Only)
    • United Kingdom Telecommunications Act 1984
    • Herstellerbescheinigung
    • English Translation of German Sound Emission Directive
    • Turvallisuusyhteenveto
      • Laserturvallisuus
    • English Translation of Finland Regulatory Information
      • Laser Safety
    • Japanese VCCI Statement
  • Glossary
    • A
      • ANSI
      • An acronym for the American National Standards Institute, the coordinating organization for volun...
      • Arbitrated loop topology
      • Fibre Channel topology that provides a low-cost solution to attach multiple communicating ports i...
      • Asynchronous
      • SCSI signals are transmitted one at a time down the SCSI communication path.
      • ATM
      • Asynchronous Transfer Mode
    • C
      • CDB
      • An acronym for the Command Descriptor Block.
      • CRC
      • An acronym for Cyclic Redundancy Check. An error- correcting code used in Fibre Channel.
    • D
      • Differential SCSI
      • A SCSI implementation that allows a cable length of up to 25 meters.
    • F
      • Fabric
      • Fibre Channel-defined interconnection methodology that supports high-speed data routing in Fibre ...
      • FC-AL
      • An acronym for Fibre Channel Arbitrated Loop topology.
      • FC-SW
      • An acronym for Fibre Channel Switched topology. The highest performance Fibre Channel fabric, pro...
      • FDDI
      • An acronym for the Fibre Distributed Data Interface. ANSI’s architecture for a Metropolitan Area ...
      • Fibre Bridge
      • Bi-directional connectivity for data transfers between Fibre and SCSI.
      • Fibre Channel
      • A switched protocol that allows concurrent communication among workstations, supercomputers, main...
    • G
      • GBIC
      • An acronym for the Gigabit Interface Converter.
      • Gigabit
      • One billion bits, or one thousand megabits.
      • GLM
      • An acronym for the Gigabaud Link Module.
    • H
      • HBA
      • Host Bus Adapter.
      • HIPPI High-Performance Parallel Interface.
    • I
      • IP
      • Internet Protocol.
    • L
      • Local Area Network (LAN)
      • A communications system with dimensions that are typically less than 5kilometers. Transmissions ...
    • M
      • MIA
      • An acronym for the Media Interface Adapter plug-ins, which allow you to go from copper to optical...
      • MIM
      • An acronym for the Media Interface Module.
      • Multicast
      • Refers to delivering a single transmission to multiple destination N_ports.
      • Multimode Fibre
      • Method by which multiple light waves can travel through multiple paths with wavelike movements do...
    • N
      • Native Interface
      • The unconverted interface for a device.
      • Narrow SCSI
      • A SCSI implementation that utilizes a 50- pin cable; can be single-ended or differential.
      • Non-OFC
      • An acronym for Non Open-Ended Fibre Control. This approach does not drop the laser power when a c...
    • O
      • OFC
      • An acronym for Open-Ended Fibre Control. When a cable link is dropped, the laser drops, to elimin...
      • Originator
      • A Fibre Channel term that refers to the initiating device.
    • P
      • Port
      • The hardware entity within a node that performs data communications over the Fibre Channel link.
      • PPP
      • An acronym for Point-to- Point Protocol. A transmission path over which data is transmitted betwe...
      • Protocol
      • A data transmission convention encompassing timing, control formatting, and data representation.
    • R
      • RAID
      • Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks.
      • Receiver
      • A terminal device that includes a detector and signal processing.
    • S
      • SCSI
      • Small Computer Systems Interface.
      • Single-ended SCSI
      • A SCSI implementation that allows a maximum length of six meters.
      • SW Optical GBIC
      • Short Wave Optical Gigabit Interface Converter.
      • SW Optical FC Cable
      • Short Wave Optical Fibre Channel Cable.
      • Synchronous
      • Simultaneous transmission of multiple transmissions down the SCSI path.
    • T
      • Topology
      • The logical and/or physical arrangement of stations on a network.
      • TCP/IP
      • Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
    • W
      • Wide SCSI
      • A SCSI implementation that utilizes a 68- pin cable; can be single-ended or differential.
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